Road treating apparatus



'De'c. 5, 1933.

H. A. INGALLS ROAD TREATING APPARATUS Filed May 17, 1952 2 sheets-Sheet 1 an N M 1 n H m H. Y B

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Dec. 5, 1933. H [NGALLS 1,938,023

ROAD TREATING APPARATUS Filed May 17, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. BY HEN/2 Y 14. /N6ALL5 A TTORNE YS.

Pate ted Dec. 5, 1933 umrao STATES PATENT orrij cr.

1,938,023 ROAD TREATING APPARATUS Henry A. Ingalls, Bakersfield, Calif. Application May 17,1932. Serial No; 611,905 c claims. (01. 94-49) My invention-relates to road treating and-surfacing apparatus, and is particularly directed to a further development of the invention discl and claimed in my-co-pending application Serial '-No. 591,404, filed February 6, 1932.

An object of the invention resides in the provision of an organization of road treating and surfacing mechanisms which will thoroughly condition the soil preparatory to the application thereto of a solution such as oil or the like and which will break up and prime the soil so that same will be rendered suitable for immediate application thereto of said solution.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means in the organization for causing trash and objectionable matter to be deflected to one side of the path of movement of the solution distributing mechanism, which latter constitutes an important partof my invention.

Another object of the invention is to provide a group of respective road treating'mechanisms which may be made to adapt themselves torespectively varying road conditions. That is to say, should the nature of the soil be such that it is not properly suscep ible to the action of one of the mechanisms employed, another one of the mechanisms may be promptly thrown into action.

It often happens that in road building portions of the soil'under treatment are of a rocky nature and that still other portions are composed mostly of dirt with little or' no 'rock. And in still further instances, the surface under treatment consists rather uniformly throughout a great distance of intermixed parts of soil small rocks, These conditions must be a 'ticipated, and it is because thereof that I have combinedin one complete organization several mechanisms which are intended to. be brought into play either-singly or together, "as the exigency of the occasion. demands'.

With theabove and other objects in view, as. will appear hereinafter, my invention relates to certain novel features-of construction, combina I ;tion and arrangement of parts as will be here- -inafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claimsireferenc'e being had "to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a part of' this application and in which 0 Figure 1 is a top plan view ganization;

Figure 2 is avertical longitudinal section therethrough; Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of one of a plurality of shoes embodied in the invention;

of my complete or- ,sirable when transporting the machine 'place ,to another.

which are employed. to complete the treatment Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 2. In practice, I employ a substantially rectanguosed lar frame 5 which consists of suitably spaced apart longitudinal beams or runners verse bars '7, '7, and an operator's platform 8, the latter located at the extreme rear end of the machine. The bottom surfaces are preferably faced with steel wear strips 9. Operatively journaled 6, 6, transwe in the beams 6, 6, is a crank shaft l0,the same 66 11 "extended to positions outwardly of the beams where they support ground wheels. 12. The said shaft is provided with a worm pinion l3 and meshing therewith is a worm screw 14, the latter carried by a shaft 15 journaled for rotation in the bracket 16 of said frame. It is in this manner that proper v provision is made for determining to some extent the depth of penetration of the respective road treating implements which I shall describe pres-' ently. The arrangement is, further, of such form that the entire set'of implements can be raised entirely above the ground line, as would be defrom one having its crank arms At the front end of the machine is a road scratching or scarlfying mechanism 1'7, which I have so designed and constructed as to render it 'effective as a scraper and deflector which functions tolaterally deflect all large particles, loose stones, trash and the like from the effective'path of those respective mechanisms which trail behind same. This mechanism consists of a substantially V'- haped steel strap whose forwardly inclined side bars 18 come :together at 19 at the longitudinal center of the frame 5, at which latter point- I support a scratching or scarifying tooth .20. Similar teeth 21 are mounted at equi-distant points on the arms 18,

there being in the present illustration but two matter will be cast aside to a position beyond the path of travel of the respective mechanisms of the surface.

Behind the mechanism 1'7 is, a gang of cultivator disks 22, all of which are mounted to rotate on, a vertically adjustable frame 23. frame is supported in guides 24 and the former is adapted to be adjusted in a vertical direction,

from the upper faces by means of handscrews 25. The said guides 24 are mounted on the runners 6-6 and same rise thereof. Now, it is importarit to note that the disks slant from the vertical and that the frame 23 extends diagonally from one side of the runners to the other thereof that the .disks are equal in number to the respective teeth 20 and 21, and that each tooth is alined with.one of the disks. It is-also important that it he noted'that the disks 22 are capable of vertical adjustment to an. extent that same will freelypenetrate the soil after the latter has been distributing each of the castings are weakened or broken by the aforementioned teethi. Carried by the frame 23 is a manifold 23a from which fluid distributing tubes 23b extend so as to occupy positions between the adjacent. disks 22. Fluid is intended to be delivered to the mani fold 23a through the tubes 23c. Immediately behind the disks 22 is a scraper bar or leveler 27 which works in elongated horizontal openings 28 formediinthe runners 6,. the openings being of suchsize that stones may find. exit. therefrom as-the bar'is'advancedover. the road.

Located behind the scraper 27 is asecond mechanism for. delivering. aroad. treating solution such as oil. to the soiLafter the :latter. has been preparedto receivesame. Thismechanism, which-L have. indicated generally by thernumeral 29,. comprises a crossbeam 30, pivoted at-31: on the frame 5 to swingvertically and adaptedlwhen in.the.vertical position shown iniFigure 2 to cone tactwith a.stop. plate. 31017118 latter. secured between the. runners 6.- Located. above the platform. 8. is an oil tank. 32- and; leading. away from same-is. arfiexibletube 33 whichconnectswith a: valved-.cross-head-.34.. Said cross-head. is formed with. tubular extensions. 35. which. carry hollowdistributing. members 36,, there. being as manyof. said members as there.- are: disks: 22, and.. as illustrated, same. are'longitudinally alined with. the-respective disks2ll-and 21. Thesemembers are. adapted to be. adjusted verticallyon. the beam and to. make. this possible. same are detachably strapped to said beamby clips 3.7.. It. follows from whathas been saidthat the members 36 may be adjusted. to, proper' vertical. positionsasmay berequiredto causetheir lower ends to penetrate: the soil tothe desired depth andtotrail. the-disks and. function-in the. furrows made. thereby. A. distributing. mechanism, suoln as. the one. just. referred to, may be satisfactorily: operated in soil; that is comparatively face from: largerocksandin some instances'it-maybe made. to. fiinctionin conjunctionwith another. 011- distributing mechanism which I shall now de scribe Located rearwardly. of. the. mechanism. 29. is.an.

mechanism 38, the same con.- slsting. of a plurality of. identical. shoes. 39, there being foun thereof'in the. present illustration, andsame are staggered withrespect. to. the distributing. members 36. Each-of these members consists of a casting. 40'whose forward. end freely pivoted' to a shaft 41; carriedby. the runners 6. To secured. spaced apart The rear portion 43 of with a vertical channel. fiandleading thereto is the lowerend of a flexible tube 45, the latterhaving. connection with a valved cross head'46' to which oil from. the tank 32.may be supplied by way of ahose 47 Mounted'in brackets 48 on the runners 6 is a rocker arcuate blades 42,- 42. each casting is formed.

' shaft 49,.the latter carrying. a lever 50 which leads back. to the platform. 8,. where it maybe conveniently actuated as desired. At one end of the shaft 49 is an arm 51 and extending between same and the lever so as to move with the latter is a rod 52. Extending between the respective shoes 40 and the red 52 are flexible connections 53 by means by which all of the said shoes can be raised to inactive positions above ,the lower faces of the runners 6 or to any desired position of vertical adjustment as may depend upon the depth of their penetration to be effected. This distributing mechanism is so formed and constructed that each shoe 40 will freely adapt itself to the conditions of the soil and any one thereof may readily pass over any obstruction which shall reside in its path. This said mechanism maybe employed exclusively or it may be used in operative conjunction with the mechanism 29 first above referred to. The desirability for so doing may depend entirely upon the nature of the surface. under treatment. When used with said mechanisms 23 and 29, same combines therewith to efiect a most complete distributiomof oil to the soil;. The lever 50 is designed to co-act with a suitable keeper device by means of. whichthe shoes 40 may be held in their positions of vertical adjustment.

It isto be understood that itis intended that the machine be drawn-over the groundin any well known manner, such, for instance, as by meansof. a tractor, not shown.

Eachof. said shoes 39 is formed with a. table or 108 ledge 51 to which. weights, not-shown, may be. strappedisothat in those instances. where-it may. be found necessary suflicient loads may beimposed uponthe shoes to effectively cause same-to be retainedin the soil and at such depth thereindlfl that. insure proper distribution. of= the oil. With. further reference to the-saidshoeaitwill. be noted that due to the manner offlexibly mounting same, provision is made whereby they will. automatically compensate themselves to irregu- 1m larities in the surface over which they are compelled: to. travel. It will be further noted. that. while each of the shoes is independently mov able; they maybe simultaneously elevated. to any desired position withrespect to. the. lower. sur-- 126 faces of. the runners 6.

From the foregoing, it.follows-that I have made. provision for first scratching the surface ofthe soilso.- astoprepare same for. the effectiveaotion. of the disks 22, it being intended'that. them latter cut into the soiland turn. same simultanee ously with'the-operation of delivering. oilinto-thefurrows cut thereby, thusefiecting a very completedistnibution of the oil to the soil-in-advance: offurther andmore complete treatment-threofl ,by the mechanisms29-and38-which follow-inthe.

path. of. said-disks. The soil when treateddmthispreliminary manner is-then-leveled-by the action of the. trailing bar 27, andall large rocks-are (18-- flected from the path to be taken by thersaidilfli mechanisms 29 and 38.

I claim'asmyinventi'on:

1. A roadtreating machine comprising apertable frame adapted tobe drawn over the ground, a substantially V-shaped-member at the front of 40 the frame, vertically adjustable teth carried by the member, a disk gang carried by the frame and: including disks corresponding in-numberwith-the aforementioned teeth' and arranged inlongitudinal alinement therewith, means for raising and lowering the frame, and means carried by the frame and positioned rearwardly of the said'gang of disks for following in the furrows formedby the disks and for distributing a soiltreating fluidthereto. 15H

' aforementioned 2. A road treating machine comprising a portable frame adapted to be drawn over the ground, a substantially V -shaped member at the front of the frame, vertically adjustable teeth carried bythe member, a disk gang ca ed by the frame and including disks corresponding in number with the tudinal alinement by the frame and positioned rearwardly of the said gang of disks for following in the furrows formed by the disks and for distributing a soil treating fluid therto.-

3. A road treating machine comprising a portable frame adapted to be 'drawn over the ground, a substantially aV-Shflfld member located at the front of the frame, a plurality of equi-distantly spaced scratching teeth carried by the member, a plurality of cultivator disks carried by the frame, the said disks arranged in alinement with therespective teeth, means for adjusting said teeth vertically, a plurality of soil penetrating fluid distributors carried by the frame, said fluid distributors corresponding .in number with the aforementioned cultivator disks, and a leveling bar carried by the frame and situated betweenthe said fluid distributors and said vator disks and at a point with respect tothe bottom of the frame SO '3.S- to come in scraping contact with the soil during propulsion of the machine. if

4. Amachine; f the class described comprising a portable frame, soil ripping means carried by the teeth and arranged in longi therewith, and means carriedcultiframe, and independently tilting fluid distr buting shoes mounted on the frame to trail said ripping means, said shoes each consisting of an arcuate portion having a fluid feeding channel for conducting fluid tnthe soil from the lower edge of the shoe, means for delivering nels of said shoes, and means for simultaneously raising and lowering said shoes.

5. A machine of the class described comprising a portable frame, soil rippers carried by the frame, fluid distributors fluid t0 the chan flexibly supported vbyv the frame rearwardly of the said rippers and consisting of identical shoes, each of said shoes in cluding 'a casting to which arcuate spaced apart blades are secured, means for simultaneously raising and lowering for delivering a road treating solution to the channels of the'shoes.

6. A road treating machine comprising a portable frame adapted to be drawn over'the ground, vertically adjustable teeth carried by the frame and spaced apart from each othertransversely of the frame, a disk gang carried by the frame and including disks corresponding in number with the aforementioned teeth and arranged in longitudinal alinement therewith, and spaced apart fluid distributors carried by the frame and disposed withrespect to said disks so as, to enter the furrows formed thereby a soil treating fluid to said furrows.

and for distributing all of the shoes, and means A 

